A little more about Perilous Encounters. I've had some time to look at the rules in some more detail and they really are looking like a D6 version of Knights and Magik, at least as far as combat goes. That is definately not a bad think as I use to play a lot of Knights and Magik when I was young. K&M was a product of Heritage. It was playable, but the D6+D10 combat system is a little slow and can be awkward to teach to new players. A straight D6 system could have some advantages. I hope to through a game on the table soon to get a better feel for how it works. I may use a Chaos Wars scenario I have put together and played a few times as a starting point. That would make a pretty good comparison. Also I've done a first read through of the 1975 rules Royal Armies of the Hyborian Age. It seems pretty dreadful and may defy my hypothesis that every set of rules has one good feature in it.
Random thoughts on the evolution of fantasy miniatures rules.